Question

What are the different types of Bill of Material? And how is a bill of material used?

Answer 1

Bill of material (BOM) contain raw material,sub assemblies, sub components, parts and quantitites of each part which is to be use in manufacring product.

Engineering Bill of material: it list item , part component, subassemblies, asemblies in the product designed by engineering. it is based on CAD drwaring. it defines finish product as it design

manuacturing bill o material: it contains all parts and assemblies which is required to built a complete and shippable product which consist o packaging material required to ship finished product to customer and any process need to be perform before completion of the product.

configurable bill of material: it is use by industries which have multiple option and high configurable product like telecom system.this is use to dynamically create end item which is companey sells

Bill of material is use in MRP and MRPII

1.purchase raw material

2. expected cost of product

3. helps to manage inventory

4. it takes input from MPS for selling products or